We doused and sea stowed the main topgallant, royal and sky sail before bed, and the other watch unfurled them this morning.
@th is it better over there...?
If you cross the international date line from West to East, haven't you sailed back into yesterday? Considering your conveyance is also from there, perhaps it's for the best.
@th Former tall ship crew here...
I can hear this picture ;)
@th whoa sweet stuns'ls
@th All the sails!
@th that is sweet. Thanks for sharing. In the old days when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel we used to write the starboard cloud as the "stuns'ls".
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Gorgeous ship and gorgeous photos. Thanks for posting these!
Here @th 's story entices me to post more. Sights like these really strike the awe at the hearth of all
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I've never seen such a photo of a tall ship before. Impressive.
Sometimes stun sails switch sides. Be careful...
@th Is that a split topsail?
@th "Unblank"?
Gesundheit
@th then quit horsing around! 😁
@th Beautiful photos. Crewed on a smaller ship from 1937. Long passages were 1,500 miles. Normal was day sailing w/owner & charter guests in Caribbean, so sails set & furled daily.
Sparkman & Stephens Yacht So Fong, 1937, Hong Kong, Teak 85’ overall. A captain, 1st mate, cook & me.
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Reluctantly, I just have to ask what lenses you're using. Is it a magical camera phone or some really serious gear?
The results are great, anyhow.
https://ardentagnostic.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-was-irving-penns-camera.html
@th Magnificent views.
@th I hope you are looking forward to your second career as a technical reviewer for age of sail fiction
@th I would be sooooo scared
@th What're the tiny Port/Starboard bands visible at center? Markers for correlating to a specific sail?
@th this is so cool! Where can I find more information about your trip and the ship?
@asciijungle Unless I'm totally confused (not impossible) it's this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stad_Amsterdam
https://www.stadamsterdam.com/en/
https://www.stadamsterdam.com/en/world-tour-232425/
@th Is that land in the distance?
@th Sign me up for the press gang.
@th what sort of trip is that? Is it for tourists and they watch the crew do their work? Or do you climb up there yourself? 😮
It looks like an exciting adventure - thanks for sharing.
@th Sail names are a bit like x86 opcode names… 😅
According to my calculations we crossed longitude 180 from west to east and have sailed into the future.